019 - stacking the deck and rukia's culinary skills

[intoinfinity]

Statistics and probability often overlooked, and yet universally applied. Blackjack is the weak point of all forms of casino card-gambling. While the deck is still stacked towards the house, a proper arrangement can change the odds by 2-4% in our favour. This is an interesting statistic, which requires a little more analysis

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[dramabunny]

You are starting a gambling circle? Soon you will be drinking beer and watching sport while you scratch yourself.

[intoinfinity]

I see I have failed to explain myself adequately. This is not a gambling circle. Rather, this is an exercise in statistical analysis.

[dramabunny]

Are you inviting a group of male friends to our apartment to exercise with you?

[dramabunny]

Will there be chips and dip?

[dramabunny]

Because I think that counts.

[intoinfinity]

In answer to all your questions, this training is taking place in a classroom setting, and there will be no food except during lunch breaks.

[dramabunny]

A classroom? ...Is this some sort of summer school for hoodlums?

[intoinfinity]

Indeed not. We are merely calculating the statistical probabilities of cards. Gambling is not solely the pasttime of hoodlums.

[dramabunny]

In other words, you are spending your free time upon taking a leisure pursuit and turning it into work.

[intoinfinity]

If you will realise, gambling has never been a leisure pursuit of mine.

[dramabunny]

Bee, you don't have leisure persuits. You never even took to whiffling.

[intoinfinity]

Katana-training is a leisure pursuit, and I used to play the piano. That was a leisure pursuit too.